Definitions for geophysics
ˌdʒi oʊˈfɪz ɪksgeo·physics

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1. geophysics, geophysical sciencenoun

   geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth

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1. geophysicsnoun

   A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.

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1. geophysics

   Geophysics is a branch of earth science that applies principles of physics to study the physical properties of the earth, including its atmosphere, oceans, and magnetic and gravitational fields. It also involves the exploration of earth's interior through seismic surveys and using geophysical methods to locate natural resources like oil, gas, and minerals.

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1. Geophysics

   Geophysics is the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and composition; its dynamics and their surface expression in plate tectonics, the generation of magmas, volcanism and rock formation. However, modern geophysics organizations use a broader definition that includes the hydrological cycle including snow and ice; fluid dynamics of the oceans and the atmosphere; electricity and magnetism in the ionosphere and magnetosphere and solar-terrestrial relations; and analogous problems associated with the Moon and other planets. Although geophysics was only recognized as a separate discipline in the 19th century, its origins go back to ancient history. The first magnetic compasses date back to the fourth century BC and the first seismoscope was built in 132 BC. Geophysical methods were developed for navigation; Isaac Newton applied his theory of mechanics to the tides and the precession of the equinox; and instruments were developed to measure the Earth's shape, density and gravity field, as well as the components of the water cycle. In the 20th century, geophysical methods were developed for remote exploration of the solid Earth and the ocean, and geophysics played an essential role in the development of the theory of plate tectonics.

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   The numerical value of geophysics in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of geophysics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of geophysics in a Sentence

1. Julie Gibson:

   What you can see just over here is the front door of the broch, exposed by the sea, taking away parts of the ruins and leaving a built wall still intact. And each year a little more falls as the sea batters it, what we have discovered in recent years, through the use of geophysics and other things, is that... on this stretch of the coastline, all the settlement archaeology is within 100 meters of the coast edge. And so as the sea takes this heritage of ours away it's taking all that we have.

2. Julie Gibson:

   What we have discovered in recent years, through the use of geophysics and other things, is that... on this stretch of the coastline, all the settlement archaeology is within 100 meters of the coast edge. And so as the sea takes this heritage of ours away it's taking all that we have.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=geophysics
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Geophysics
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=geophysics